Investigation into Verra found 90% of their rainforest carbon offsets worthless
This event has already taken place. A massive thank you to our sponsors: Amundi, HSBC Global Asset Management, KraneShares, Ultumus and Franklin Templeton as well as to our academic partner: EDHEC-Risk Institute and supporter: Jobs in ETFs for helping to make the event such a success. The on-demand sessions are now available - please see below. See you in 2021.
Opening Keynote: Getting ESG active with ETFs
Laurent Trottier, Global Head of ETF, Indexing and Smart Beta Management, Amundi
1 to 1 interview
Elsa Pau, CEO of WealthAsia Group in conversation with Arun Kelshiker, CFA, CAIA, Senior Investment Professional
ESG under the microscope: Regulatory developments in the space
Panellists: Rick Redding, CEO, Index Industry Association
Tara O’Reilly, Co-Head of Asset Management and Investment Funds Group, Arthur Cox
Deborah Yang, CEO and Co-founder, Sustainable Investing WealthTech
Moderator: David Stevenson, Columnist, Financial Times
Climate change ETFs: Investigating the latest ESG trend
Panellists: Rafaelle Lennox, Vice - President, Senior ETF Product Specialist, Franklin Templeton
Elena Philipova, Global Head ESG Proposition, Refinitiv, and Member, EU Technical Expert Group
Matt Brennan, Head of Passive Portfolios, AJ Bell
Moderator: George Geddes, Senior Writer, ETF Stream
Closing Keynote: ESG ETFs under the spotlight
Athanasios Psarofagis, ETF Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence
1 to 1 interview
Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance, London Business School in conversation with Tom Eckett, Deputy Editor, ETF Stream
ESG and fixed income: Time for rapid growth?
Panellists: Xavier Desmadryl, Global Head of ESG Research and PRI, HSBC Global Asset Management
James McManus, CIO, Nutmeg
Toby Belsom, Director Investment Practices, PRI
Moderator: Tom Eckett, Deputy Editor, ETF Stream
Portfolio construction: Incorporating ESG ETFs
Panellists: Dan Kemp, CIO, EMEA, Morningstar Investment Management
Patrick Thomas, Head of ESG Investments, Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management
Moderator: David Stevenson, Columnist, Financial Times
Closing Keynote: ESG: The Key to Outperformance? In China, it might be!
Dr. Xiaolin Chen, Head of International, KraneShares